Business & Management

Tracy McLeod BSc (Hons) C.Build E MCABE Project Manager for Jhai Building Control.

The Heat Pump Association has launched a new training course to help the industry meet its low-carbon heat targets.

The Institution of Structural Engineers (ISE) has launched a website to publicise its proposed building regulation amendment on embodied carbon.

There has been a raft of announcements and consultations launched in the UK this summer. Here’s a brief round-up.

Richard Flynn CEnv CEng FCABE, Chair of the MPSC, discusses continuously improving professional standards in building engineering

CABE’s Annual Conference and Exhibition has a packed speaker programme with industry leaders

Building Engineer prides itself on presenting high-quality technical information and industry insight, and would like to showcase the expertise of the members themselves.

Digital twin technology is expected to lead the way in transforming our cities, saving billions in running costs and assisting towards net-zero targets.

The Building Safety Alliance, an independent industry led not for profit organisation, has been set up to provide certification for competent individuals wishing to become building safety managers, as well as a publicly accessible register of those certified by the scheme.

Time seems to be passing so quickly. Since we last spoke, I’ve had the pleasure of attending my first board meeting and my first meeting with the Engineering Council – both were engaging and eye-opening.

The draft British Standard on quality management specifically for business in the built environment sector (BS 99001 Quality management systems) is available for public consultation.

Dave Peacock has been appointed as Technical Director to lead digital and building information modelling (BIM) services at TÜV SÜD. He has worked in the UK construction and property sector for 24 years, with a focus on BIM and digital services for the past 13 years.

Competitors from across Wales were awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals at an event celebrating the successes of Skills Competition Wales, a national programme recognising vocational talent in a variety of sectors, including engineering and construction.

Building Engineer prides itself on presenting high-quality technical information and industry insight, and would like to showcase the expertise of the members themselves.

CIC appoints new Chair.

CABE’s Immediate Past President Jayne Hall has passed the baton onto new President Stewart McArthur in a joyful inauguration event at Lutyens House.

Energiesprong UK has launched an Innovation Partnership that will unlock up to £10bn to kickstart large-scale, whole-house retrofits for the country’s social housing stock. Working together with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Turner & Townsend, the partnership is a new and quality-assured framework that will play a pivotal step in delivering warmer, more comfortable, low-carbon homes at scale.

The Institution of Structural Engineers’ 2021 Gold Medal has been awarded to Paul Fast, founder of Fast + Epp, an internationally recognised structural engineering firm based in Vancouver, Canada, in recognition of Fast’s leadership in the design of architecturally expressive structures that incorporate unconventional use of materials, including hybrids of wood, steel and concrete.

Jamie Wasley MCABE Chartered Building Engineer and Technical Managing Surveyor at Midlands Building Control Consultancy, decided to write an open letter to industry leaders